Legends and Libations

The Bloody Mary origin discussed. Both the children’s game and the drink. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/myth-bloody-mary-180974221/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/bloody-mary https://allthatsinteresting.com/elizabeth-bathory-true-story https://people.howstuffworks.com/bloody-mary-legend.htm https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bloody-mary-story/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareidolia https://web.archive.org/web/20130510062354/http:/www.perceptionweb.com/perception/editorials/p6466.pdf https://u.osu.edu/vanzandt/2019/04/17/bloody-mary-from-the-bathroom-to-the-laboratory/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Mary_(folklore) https://www.travelandleisure.com/food-drink/why-do-we-drink-bloody-marys-on-planes https://www.mensjournal.com/food-drink/did-ernest-hemingway-really-invent-the-bloody-mary-20151230/ https://www.bestbloodymary.com/history

Cue up the banjos! The truth behind some southern stereotypes. Special guest Kurt Osburn. https://www.vice.com/en/article/wnxxq5/southerners-werent-lazy-just-infected-with-hookworms-stereotype https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12869093/ https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/how-a-worm-gave-the-south-a-bad-name/ https://www.businessinsider.com/the-10-poorest-states-in-america-2014-12 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BwgpYexMjk https://academic.oup.com/qje/article-abstract/122/1/73/1924773 https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/09/12/550387650/the-u-s-thought-it-was-rid-of-hookworm-wrong https://www.wsfa.com/2020/05/29/lowndes-county-has-highest-rate-covid-cases-unemployment-alabama/

Why are people so afraid of clowns? Also Ross' phobia is revealed and he has a difficult conversation with his wife. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2014/10/30/clowns-are-twice-as-scary-to-democrats-as-they-are-to-republicans/ https://www.britannica.com/list/10-famous-clowns-from-comical-to-creepy https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/131380/was-rorschachs-pagliacci-joke-a-real-joke\ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wayne_Gacy https://www.britannica.com/story/why-are-people-afraid-of-clowns https://www.theverge.com/2016/10/7/13191788/clown-attack-threats-2016-panic-hoax-debunked https://blog.kachinahouse.com/an-exploration-of-hopi-clown-culture/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-history-and-psychology-of-clowns-being-scary-20394516/ https://time.com/5713958/why-are-people-afraid-of-clowns/

We tackle spicy food myths and remedies with special guest Matthew Zagardo. https://greatist.com/eat/best-way-to-soothe-burning-mouth https://www.everydayhealth.com/peptic-ulcer/ https://www.livescience.com/34213-spicy-food-taste-buds-myth.html https://www.thrillist.com/eat/nation/study-reveals-men-who-prefer-hot-sauce-have-higher-testosterone http://scottroberts.org/firetalkers-busting-chile-myths-with-dave-dewitt/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19671203/ https://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-06/fyi-are-people-born-tolerance-spicy-food/ https://www.houstonmethodist.org/blog/articles/2020/sep/how-to-cool-your-mouth-down-after-eating-spicy-food/ https://www.foodandwine.com/news/10-foods-expectant-moms-eat-induce-labor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capsaicin#Food https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/why-drinking-water-after-eating-spicy-food-is-the-worst-thing-you-can-do https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/packages/spicy-foods/mouth-on-fire-myths--what-really-cools-your-palate- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoville_scale https://www.thoughtco.com/examples-of-polar-and-nonpolar-molecules-608516

Ross gets educated on the first amendment of the Constitution, offends a group of people, and his father all in one episode!

Deep dive into a crytpid, the Batsquatch, including mystery solved. References: https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Batsquatch https://washingtonbigfoot.com/2019/04/04/legend-of-batsquatch/ https://www.rei.com/blog/podcasts/the-legend-of-the-batsquatch https://portlandghosts.com/the-story-of-the-batsquatch-the-terror-that-mount-st-helens-awoke/ https://www.usgs.gov/news/mount-st-helens-1980-eruption-changed-future-volcanology#:~:text=Forty%20years%20ago%2C%20after%20two,ash%20hundreds%20of%20miles%20away. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legends_of_Mount_Shasta https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemuria https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/mount-shasta-spirituality https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Birds/Great-Horned-Owl#:~:text=Instead%20it%20has%20tufts%20of,three%20pounds%20(1.4%20kilograms). http://birdweb.org/birdweb/bird/great_horned_owl#:~:text=Great%20Horned%20Owls%20are%20common,side%20of%20the%20Cascade%20Mountains.

*Listener suggest topic* We discuss the history and common misconceptions of the famous Scottish dress, the kilt. https://www.authenticvacations.com/top-ten-secrets-about-kilts/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartan https://www.journeywonders.com/scotland-kilt-myths-facts/ https://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/debunking-the-myths-about-kilts/

Bonus episode! We discuss our favorite Christmas movies with special guest, Jeff Forrester.

Common Christian Myths with special guest, Jeff Forrester.

Halloween is upon us! We dissect the infamous Ouija Board including holding a session. https://www.bbvaopenmind.com/en/science/leading-figures/houdini-the-hunter-of-fake-ghosts/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-strange-and-mysterious-history-of-the-ouija-board-5860627/ https://www.vox.com/2016/10/29/13301590/how-ouija-boards-work-debunked-ideomotor-effecthttps://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/oct/20/seances-and-science https://austinseance.com/2020/07/04/guest-post-the-history-and-use-of-spirit-trumpets/ https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/87458/6-classic-seance-tricks-explained https://www.voiceofprophecy.com/articles/blog/witch-endor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_writing